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How this Oshawa thrift store is encouraging sustainability

Thrift stores have become essential in reducing environmental waste, offering a sustainable alternative to the disposable culture fostered by fast fashion. This movement includes...

How this local water sensor network is keeping water safe globally

Durham Region is exploring a range of strategies to protect its waterways in the face of growing threats to water quality. These threats stem...

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How this Oshawa thrift store is encouraging sustainability

Thrift stores have become essential in reducing environmental waste, offering a sustainable alternative to the disposable culture fostered by fast fashion. This movement includes...

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How this Oshawa thrift store is encouraging sustainability

Thrift stores have become essential in reducing environmental waste, offering a sustainable alternative to the disposable culture fostered by fast fashion. This movement includes...

‘People aren’t choosing this.’: Basic Needs Out of Reach

“I wasn’t sure what to expect,” recalls a woman who first walked through the doors of the Clarington East Food Bank a year ago....

How this local water sensor network is keeping water safe globally

Durham Region is exploring a range of strategies to protect its waterways in the face of growing threats to water quality. These threats stem...
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Local anti-racism task force looks to amplify marginalized voices

Although Durham Region offers many different social services to assist community members, with everything from affordable living to rehabilitation, one task force is set...

DC’s Food and Farming program contributes to food security locally

For some people, access homegrown, quality food is a challenge.More than 66,000 people in Durham Region face food insecurity, which is 14 per-cent of...

DC brings millions into Durham Region

Local Oshawa restaurant, Berry Hill, currently employs two Durham College graduates and feeds a vast student population.Chef and owner, Sarah Chiaparro, is happy to...

Governments and car makers advance EV market in Ontario

Through the development of Project Arrow, Canada’s first zero emissions concept vehicle, Ontario has proven it has the capacity to build electric vehicles, according...

Tre Sanderson returns to Durham College to cook and inspire

Tre Sanderson was a part of many “firsts.” He was included in the first graduating class of the Culinary Management program at Durham College...

Rollercoaster weather this winter ‘normal’: senior climatologist

The new year brought chaotic weather patterns to Durham Region.Early January started with temperatures above freezing, bringing frequent rain to Oshawa. By the end...

Oshawa Music Week returns to in person for the first time in three years

The event that has brought the music community in Durham Region together for the past 23 years will be back in person for the...

Dry January gives way to Dry February

Many of us have heard about Dry January but how many people know about Dry February?Dental Assistant students Cassandra Parker and Yasmin Mustafa have...

Syrian refugee family is excited for the future after settling in Bowmanville

Seven years after Eyad Mousa and Rohat Hamo arrived in Canada as refugees, they finally feel settled.They were among thousands of families that came...

Urban Market heads north after brief stint in downtown Oshawa

A relatively new addition to downtown Oshawa's business scene moved to a new location in the north end this week.Urban Market, an indoor farmers...

Conlin and Thornton Roads speed limits remain the same despite recent roadwork

Although Conlin and Thornton Roads near the roundabout in north Oshawa were temporarily reopened in January, the different speed limits between the two remained...

Overnight warming centres now open longer but more low-barrier shelters needed

Environment Canada has issued an extreme cold warning starting Friday and moving into the weekend, which could see temperatures plummet to -30 C with...